Politics

Sandy Berger, national security adviser for President Clinton, dies at 70

Berger was a prominent player at the 2000 Camp David summit, where Clinton fell short of bringing Israel and the Palestinians to a peace agreement.

5 illuminating facts about Jewish refugees who fled the Nazis to the US

The United States grappled with how to deal with a refugee crisis, and folks complained that they would harbor hostile infiltrators. Five facts about Jewish refugees hoping for U.S. entry in the 1930s and 1940s.

Jewish disability advocate chides Trump for mocking reporter

Jay Ruderman offered to provide the Republican frontrunner with sensitivity training after he appeared to mock a reporter with a disability.

Meet Oren Hazan, Israel’s most scandalous lawmaker

For Jewish groups, Syrian refugees are a reminder — not a threat

Billionaire Haim Saban walks back call for greater scrutiny of Muslim refugees

Trotsky’s Yogurt is Alive and Well in NYC, And You Can Eat It

Israel’s Ron Dermer to ZOA: We must defeat ‘militant Islam,’ but Islam is not the enemy

Jewish groups slam Trump’s call for a database of US Muslims

US Holocaust Museum: Don’t turn away Syrian refugees

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